The fifth of September.
Nightfall.
East of the Changliushui scenic area.
It was still the same familiar ravine, although there were several bonfires burning beside it, with twenty-two people sitting cross-legged around them.
One of them, an old man dressed in tattered clothes, was sitting cross-legged and smoking his pipe when he suddenly asked, "It's almost eleven. Why isn't the Tranquil Heavenly General back yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a skinny figure silently walked out from the darkness behind him. He sneered and said, "Old Liu, what are you so anxious about? The Tranquil Heavenly General had said that we're moving out on the morning of the sixth. Isn't there still some time before dawn? "
That person was walking in the night, his figure flickering in and out of existence. It was a rare shadow-type supernatural ability.
He then sat down across Old Liu, his body elongating and curving under the flickering bonfires in a bizarre manner.
There were all kinds of people in the Sky Demon Cult.
Some were like Cordo, who had committed heinous crimes and were driven into a corner, or for some benefit … or simply brainwashed by the Sky Demon Cult. All of them had one thing in common: they were all savage!
Some of them were vicious in the first place, and the rest had long since become bloodthirsty after repeated brainwashing by the Sky Demon Cult.
Suddenly, an unusual sound echoed from the distance.
One Feral after another was coming out of the night.
There was no lack of rank-five or even rank-six Ferals, just as there were over a hundred rank-three and rank-four Ferals.
Meanwhile, the Tranquil Heavenly General's thin body was sitting cross-legged on the back of a Feral.
"Lord Tranquil Heavenly General!"
Everyone rose to their feet and knelt.
The Tranquil Heavenly General leapt off the Feral's back and flatly said, "Rise, all of you. I've spoken to the one at Mount Dadong, and it would arrange for Ferals to attack Yuzhen, which is near Mount Dadong. Yuzhen is under the jurisdiction of Lingzhou City, and Duan Tianhe would definitely lead his men there as reinforcements."
None of them were surprised.
They were all Sky Demon Cultists, and naturally knew that the Sky Demon Cult was adept at communicating with Ferals.
There was even a rumor that the Great Sovereign of the Sky Demon Cult had a Daemon King as a pet!
The Tranquil Heavenly General named fourteen people and said, "The rest of you will come with me to intercept Duan Tianhe. As for the remaining ten … wait, why are there only eight?"
He counted again.
There were indeed eight of them.
There were not many Sky Demon Cult elites who had infiltrated Xibei. Moreover, the Martial Arts Department (MAD) and the military had been conducting strict investigations recently, with several of them dead and some important spies unable to be used. That was why the Tranquil Heavenly General had contacted twenty-four Sky Demon Cultists.
But of the twenty-four people, only twenty-two actually came?
The Tranquil Heavenly General's expression darkened and killing intent filled his face. "The other two will be punished for apostasy if they don't show up today. Old Liu, Tong Nan, the two of you will be in charge of the assault on Lingzhou City, and someone will receive you once you've reached the city. Your target is the Lingzhou City Martial Arts Department (MAD), and remember to command Ferals to slaughter civilians and create chaos when necessary!"
He glanced at the time.
The Tranquil Heavenly General's expression twitched and he growled. "It's almost dawn, and Mount Dadong is about to move. Everyone, follow me to the ambush and kill Duan Tianhe!"
"Old Liu!"
"One o 'clock in the morning. Move out on time!"
Having arranged everything, the Tranquil Heavenly General bellowed and darted away with a single step.
"Everyone, it's time to make a name for the Holy Faith!"
Behind him, the fourteen people who had been chosen sprinted and followed closely behind. These people were all elites of the Heavenly Saint Cult, and they were all martial artists. Even the weakest among them was in the third grade of the Martial Path or awakened to divine power.
The other eight were certainly not weak either.
Tong Nan was a shadow-type Awakened, while Old Liu, who was smoking a pipe, was a B-class Awakened superstrength and would not lose out to a rank-six martial artist.
… …
At the same time.
Yuzhen, around forty miles away from Mount Dadong.
The residents of Yuzhen had all moved out two days ago. In fact, it was not just Yuzhen — the nearby villages and towns were all vacated, with many of the villagers having left the depths of the mountain under the government's' ecological migration 'policy years ago.
An army was stationed in Yuzhen at the moment. The military was prepared to build a military base here to repel the Ferals in Mount Dadong.
Suddenly, a sentry cried out in surprise. "Ferals! The Ferals are coming!"
"Prepare for battle, prepare for battle …"
… …
Around twenty past twelve, two off-road vehicles sped out of Lingzhou City and hurried toward Yuzhen.
In the car, Duan Tianhe was resting with his eyes closed.
In the passenger seat, a rank-four martial artist was urging the driver, yelling, "Hurry, hurry up! Sound the alarm and ignore the red light. We must reach Yuzhen before one in the morning."
In the backseat.
Duan Tianhe suddenly opened his eyes and smiled. "There's no rush. The civilians in Yuzhen had been quietly sent away yesterday morning, and the higher-ups had sent elites as reinforcements. There would be no danger unless the Graywolf King personally comes out of the mountain."
"Eh?"
The rank-four martial artist was left dumbstruck. "Then why are we in such a hurry, Chief Duan?"
Duan Tianhe, however, was looking out the window and smiling. "While the nuclear bomb didn't kill the Graywolf King, it was a great shock to the Ferals of Mount Dadong. Would they dare to show themselves in the short term?"
"As for the Sky Demon Cult, they believe that they are being discreet, but they don't know that our people have long since discovered their tracks. They are inciting the Ferals of Mount Dadong to attack Yuzhen, and how would they carry out their next move if I don't cooperate?"
"That … that's …"
The rank-four martial artist's expression changed and he seethed, "Chief Duan, what is the Sky Demon Cult actually planning?"
"Luring me to Yuzhen and ambushing me along the way. Then, while Lingzhou City is empty, they would send elites and Ferals to attack the city and cause mayhem!"
"What?"
The rank-four martial artist could not help exclaiming in shock. "What should we do, Chief Duan? Should we turn back now? "
"No need."
Duan Tianhe laughed out loud. "The Sky Demon Cult wants to cause trouble, and so do I, Duan Tianhe, want to cause trouble. What they don't know is that my asking Cheng Dongfeng to stand guard at Lingzhou City was just a ruse. In truth, I've already arranged for a group of elites to hide in the Changliushui scenic area, waiting for them to show their heads so that they could be wiped out in one fell swoop!"
He then gave the rank-four martial artist a meaningful look and chuckled. "I wouldn't be able to find them if they hide in the mountains, but they would be easy to deal with once they come out."
Sweat appeared on the rank-four martial artist's forehead then, and he asked with a rather hoarse and shaky voice, "Chief Duan, how did you know about the Sky Demon Cult's plan? Did you guess? "
"How could that be?"
Duan Tianhe replied. "Human lives are at stake. How could I guess about something like that?"
He suddenly reached out and pressed his hand on the rank-four martial artist's shoulder, chuckling. "You probably don't know this, but I've arranged for an Extraordinary who is adept at hypnosis to hypnotize you after I returned from Mount Dadong. You were the one who told me about the Sky Demon Cult's movements, as well as how they would come out of the Changliushui scenic area and kill their way into Lingzhou City from Baitugang Village!"
Boom!
The martial artist's aura suddenly burst out as he tried to attack the driver, but Duan Tianhe slapped him to death before he could unleash his killing move.
Nonchalantly throwing him out of the car, Duan Tianhe flatly said, "Stop the car. The rest of you are heading to Changliushui to provide support. I'm going to meet the Tranquil Heavenly General of the Sky Demon Cult alone!"
Leaping into the air, he sprinted along the highway, moving as fast as the other cars on the road.
After running over fifteen kilometers in a single breath, Duan Tianhe suddenly stopped.
His phone rang.
At a time like this, no one would call him unless it was something important.
He answered the phone, and could hear a frantic voice on the other end —
"Chief Duan, bad news! Someone has entered the mountains!"
"I've identified him. It must be that Jiang He you mentioned before …"
"I tried to stop him too, but I couldn't. He was too fast … I just jumped out, but he was already gone!"
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